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The Navigation Acts, directed the flow of goods between England and the colonies. Colonial merchants who had goods to send to England could not use foreign ships- even if those ships offered cheaper rates. The Navigation Acts also prevented the colonies from sending certain products, such as sugar or tobacco, outside England's empire.
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What was the colonist name the coercive acts?
intolerable acts were the name.
What year did England pass the navigation acts?
The Navigation act was passed in 1651.
What were The Navigation Acts designed to promote?
Mercantilism
How did the colonist react to the acts?
They boycotted british products
Which country enacted the navigation acts?
Great Britain
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